Organic Cleaning for the Bathroom

Organic cleaning products shouldn't have to be expensive nor be confusing. Many organic cleaning supplies you'd use in your cleaning kit were most likely used by your grandmother or your great grandmother and so on. These products are available for much less money than your typical cleaning supplies. In fact, most of them may already be inside your home. Cleaning the bathroom is a particularly dirty job because it is usually a small area and more bacteria are present. This means the organic cleaning products you use should be relatively safe to use in close quarters, and they also have to be very effective. The article that follows will go over the types of organic cleaning supplies you can use, how they are used and even how to make some of your own.

Baking Soda

This is very commonly used in the kitchen to absorb odors as well as to increase the longevity of foods in the freezer and in the refrigerator. Baking soda is also a wonderful cleaner that can remove dirt and grime in the grout in your bathroom. It can also clean tile very well. The trick is to use it as a paste, which you make by combining it with a little water. You simply scrub it on, wait for it to dry out and then rinse it off. For tough jobs, you can apply it and then spray it with lemon juice. This will remove some of the toughest stains on grout and tile.

Olive Oil

Obviously great for cooking, olive oil is also a great polisher. If you have wood in your bathroom, then you can use olive oil to polish as well as clean it because it will remove dust. Olive oil will also work on laminate and granite.

Distilled White Vinegar

A bathroom is known for the germs it carries, and you need a strong disinfectant to kill these germs. White vinegar is the product to use for just that reason. The smell is not too pleasant at first but quickly subsides. The vinegar will kill bacteria and will also loosen dirt. You can use the vinegar as a pretreatment spray for cleaning dirty walls, cupboards, tile, grout and even glass or metal.

Lemon Juice

Pure lemon juice, like vinegar, also disinfects. It is nearly as potent as vinegar but with a much more pleasant aroma. Lemon juice is also helpful when it comes to removing oily substances. This means you can use it to remove that pesky soap scum from glass.

Baking Soda and Salt]

If you have stainless steel faucets, knobs, a shower head and the like, then baking soda and salt will keep away hard water stains, will shine the metal and will also remove tarnish. These qualities make these ingredients a remarkable combination. Mix together one cup of baking soda and a teaspoon of salt. You then add a few drops of water to make a paste, which you then apply to the metal. Allow it to sit for several minutes before rinsing off and buffing the metal.